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...asked us if we wouldn’t buy him a football so he could play like the other kids.He followed us to the bookstores we were heading towards clearly seeking a commission should we buy anything, and he tried to kick a young girl who attempted to beg from us while we were under his sway, his juicy catch. The kid had launched on the path of the tout, and to encourage him could only in the long run lead him away from the school and toward the domain of the loitering young men barking...
...opportunity to start keeping promises and start moving the country away from dirty energy, crumbling infrastructure and economic inequality. If he trades those goals for size and speed, he'll blow a unique chance to chart a new direction. He doesn't need to beg Congress to spend; that's like begging Cookie Monster to eat. He needs to take a stand: No money without reform. That won't just rebuild consumer confidence; it will rebuild citizen confidence too. As the shoe guy said, at a time like this, self-esteem is critical...
...burst of Motown creativity. Gordy, distracted by Hollywood, released two films starring Diana Ross - Mahogany and the Billie Holiday biopic Lady Sings the Blues. The 80s brought Rick James and Lionel Richie and The Big Chill - a white, yuppie film with an amazing Motown soundtrack ("Aint Too Proud To Beg" was reduced to dishwashing music). By 1988, Gordy had had enough; he sold the company to MCA, which in turn sold it to Polygram, which in turn was bought by Universal. Really, though, who cares who owns it now? Just pop on one of those numerous greatest hits albums...
...will have to lay out a schedule for how and when they will repay the funds as well as plans for their long-term viability; they must also sell their corporate planes (in a terrible public relations fiasco the Big Three CEOs came to Washington on their jets to beg for public funds) and agree to tight executive compensation restrictions. In the interest of passing a bill quickly, Congress dropped many proposed provisions, such as allowing the car czar to dictate operations at the three companies and forcing the resignation of all three CEOs. "While we take no satisfaction...
Scenes where the Peers and the fairies interact together are especially entertaining, as they combine personalities from two originally separate worlds together in dance and song. One particular scene in which the fairies, who are in love with the Peers, both lecture the men and beg them not to go, showcases the talents of all the actors in the show. The fairies featured the strongest and most compelling voices, especially Haile as Iolanthe, McLoughlin as the fairy queen, and Ward as Phyllis...